Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1929, Page 4

ARNOLD IS FLAYED | FOR LOBBY WORK Tariff Association Manager Assailed as “Without Re- gard for Veracity.” By the Associated Press. Assailing J. A. Arnold, manager of the Southern Tariff Association, as a man “utterly without regard for vera- city and no seeming sense of self re- spect,” Chairman Caraway presented to the Senate today the report of the lobby committee touching upon Armold’s e.c- tivities. ‘The report described Arnold's opera- tions on behalf of the tariff association, the American Taxpayers' League and the National Council of State Legisla- tors as “reprehensible in the highest de- gree, even though no specific statute, penal in nature, may have been vio- lated.” Declaring Arnold had collected more than $1,000,000 in the last four years for the three organizations, it asserted this ‘was & “type of lobbying against which the public ought to be protected by ap- propriate legislation.” Kirby Also Is Assailed. Commenting on the Teport in present- ing it to the Senate, Caraway sald Ar- nold was a man who would “deny his own significance if necessary.” Caraway also assailed John H. Kirby of Houston, Tex., president of the asso- ciation, declaring the statement by Kirby that he contributed $2,000 a year to the tariff organization had been roven “untrue.” p Senator Caraway said that of all the maoney collected by Arnold, “every dol- Jar that wasn’t put out to some people 0 order to keep his organization alive went into his own pocket.” He said Arnold had “an utterly reck- s disregard of human decency,” and added that “I doubt if Arnold ever had a serious conversation with any Sen- ator. After the books were audited each ar, the veport sald, all evidences of is financial transactions were de- stroyed, “the auditor’s report only being preserved.” Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon- tana asked Caraway if Arnold was the man the “Republican party had selected down there for Senator.” The commit- THE EVLNING § TAKOMA PARK SCHOOL AR, V 4 it V I TO G 'AGEANT ' Students of the Takoma Park (D. C.) School who will give a Christmas pageant at the school tonight in the auditorium. CUBAN DEATH RATE DROPS HAVANA, Cuba (Speclal).—Cuba is among the countries having no more than a medium rate of infant mortality, according to Dr. Francisco Maria Fer- nandez, secretary of sanitation, in an explanation of the various rates of mortality in this country. These figures, compiled during 1928, show an average death rate for Cuba of only 11.66 for every 1,000 inhabitants and the statistics for the City of Havana reveal a death rate of 18.69 a thousand. During the first six months of 1929 the average of deaths in all sections of Cuba is figured at 11.02 and that for Havana is placed at 18.15. These fig- ures include citizens of all ages. Infant mortality in 1928 throughout the republic was 147.85 a thousand, while in the City of Havana statistics tee chairman replied that Arnold was a “very close friend of Creager, who is Repubiican national committeeman from ‘Texas. Arnold also is manager of the Amer- fcan Taxpayers' League and has co- operated with the National Council of State Legislators, which have joint of- fices in Washington. He has been ques- tioned at length by the lobby commit- tee, headed by Senator Caraway, Demo- crat, of Arkansas, and was sharply criticized by lobby committee members in the course of his testimony. Existence of League Doubted. The report asserted that the commit- tee had inquired into the activities of the organizations Arnold represented and added that Arnold operated “osten- sibly to influence congressional legisla- tion, but in fact for the purpose of making a living for himself and a small group associated with him.” “There is in truth no such thing as a Southern Tariff Association, or, for that matter,, an American Taxpayers' League,” the report said. After a meeting in New Orleans, in 1920, the report said, the existence of the Southern Tariff Association was proclaimed, with Kirby, president, and Arnold, manager. The report added that two years later another meeting was held and they “continue nominally to hold pursuant to such election.” Association ¥s Held Myth. “The Southern Tariff Association is an institution, if such it may be called, Wi hes no constitution nor by-laws,” the report said., “It has no members, its. officers are designated by no or- ganic law; neither the term for which they serve, nor the salary they are to receive is fixed by any instrument or agreement, but under the name of the Southern Tariff Association, Arnold col- lects very considerable sums of money, in the year ending August 31, 1929, amounting to $53,169, which he spends rofesses to spend in promoting legislation in the interests of the Southern States.” After his appearance before the lobby committee Arnold offered his resigna- tion as manager of the tariff associa- tion, but it was not accepted by the An Abundant Supply i 2 Dozen 15 « ...l.‘........‘......!. 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During the first six months of 1929 the rate has been as follows: Cuba, 142.32; City of Heavana, 105.67. ‘The average infant mortality rate the first 25 years of the republic during has been 14243 a thousand, including —=Star Staff Photo. all parts of the island and 157.15 for Havana. The first figures are included in the rate known as medium death rate, which is between 100 and 150 a thou- sand, but the second figure of 157.15 is considered high, being between 150 to 200 a thousand. iVAY, DE« SUPPRESSION LAW 1S AGAIN UPHELD Minnesota Paper, Held “Scandal Sheet,” Is Per- manently Restrained. By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, Minn, December 20.— Minnesota’s newspaper suppression law was upheld today for the second time when the State Supreme Court ruled the statute constitutional. ‘The court reaffirmed its first decision on the appeal of the Saturday Press, a Minneapolis publication, from a perma- nent writ of injunction. The law, the court decided, does not violate the State's constitutional pro- vision for the freedom of the press and does not violate the due process of law guaranty contained in the State and Federal Constitutions. Suppression of the Saturday Press re- sulted in the action to test the law, under which, one judge, sitting as court of equity, can suppress a publication. Action against the publication was brought on grounds that the Saturday Press was a “scandal sheet” in violation of the law. Appeal first was taken by its publish- ers from a temporary injunction and the Supreme Court upheld the constitu- tionality of the law. The present ap- peal, the second, upon which the second decision was handed down today, was taken when the injunction was made permanent. Chicago attorneys, representing the Civil Liberties League, which became in- terested in the case, argued on behalf of the Saturday Press, attacking the con- stitutionality of the act. w20, 192 Byrd Is Made Honor Member of National Aeronautic Society By the Assoclated Press. Comdr, Richard E. yes- terday became the nfl" lving American to be accorded an honorary membership to the National Aeronautic Association. Senator. cut, president of the association, in announcing the selection of Byrd because of his aerial ex- plorations over the South Polar regions_and his flight over the South Pole, said that the honor was the highest the assoclation could confer. Upon Comdr. Byrd's return to the United States, Bingham said, a_ceremony will be arranged at which he will be presented an engraved certificate, testifying to the vote taken by the board of governors of the association. Other living honorary members of the organization are Orville Wright, Glenn H. Curtis, Thomas A. Edison and Col. 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